​Saturday 4th May 2019 saw over 110 primary school aged girls and boys playing in the Orkney RFC Rookie and Mini rugby tournaments which was kindly sponsored by Insulation King.

45 Rookies (P1 to P3) made up four teams and they each played 3 matches of tag rugby.  The matches were keenly contested and saw the Greens edging ahead of the Yellows to take the top spot.  Reds came third and Blues were fourth.  The Primary 3 players will have taken part in some Transition Sessions, getting them ready for Mini rugby and from what we have seen today, they will blend in seamlessly.  Each of the 45 participants received a medal, kindly donated by Insulation King.

​​What a fantastic way to close our last training session of the year!

Great seeing the 9 x P3 players attending our Transition Session and mixing it up with the P4/5’s. There’s great promise there and we look forward to them coming back in September.

Good luck to the Primary 7 players moving up into S1 rugby - (we will confirm the Transition Sessions shortly).

On Sunday 31st March the final games in the Jack Rendall Memorial Cup were played. This is played in a league format over the season between Kirkwall, West and East in the Mini Rugby Section. West have played two teams in the P4/P5 competition, West Greens and West Blues with each section having one side in the competition.
 
On a lovely Sunday morning in a competitive match the West Greens ran out comfortable winners East. The West Blues then played East in a highly competitive match which ended in a draw which was a fair reflection of the match. 
 
In the P4/P5 section the West Greens have been the strongest side throughout the season and have ran well deserved winners. The other three sides have been fairly evenly matched over the season with all sides picking up points over the course of the competition.

​Sunday 17th March 2019 saw 39 kids from East, Kirkwall and West mini rugby sections play in the Caithness Mini Rugby Tournament.  Two Primary 7 and two Primary 5 teams were created with a mixture of players from each section.  The travelling coaches were impressed with the calibre of the Orkney players and the way that they all mucked in together in the different teams.

Teams from Orkney, Nairn, Highland, Moray, Kinloss, Ross Sutherland and Caithness all competed at both age groups.

In the older age group the Orkney Greens ran out tournament winners having won all 6 games and conceded no tries. The Orkney Stripes won 3 games, drew 1 and lost 2. ​